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Return of the New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion

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These images show celebrations as men of the (Māori) Pioneer Battalion return to Auckland, Whanganui, Rotorua and Gisborne in April 1919.

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This image Appears In 2 Articles:

  • Henare Te Wainohu
    Māori units of the NZEF
  • <em>The homecoming from Gallipoli</em>, by Walter Bowring
    First World War homecomings

Keywords

WW1 home front
pioneer battalion
maori in war
gisborne
whanganui city
Credit

Auckland Weekly News, 10 April 1919, pp. 31, 34–5; 17 April 1919, pp. 31, 33–4 
Auckland City Libraries

NZ Free Lance, 16 April 1919, p. 17 (Papers Past)

How to cite this page

'Return of the New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion', URL: https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/return-new-zealand-maori-pioneer-battalion, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 29-Jun-2015

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